What the world needs now...

I can't tell anymore if people with such apparent passion for their agendas, are more concerned with simply speaking their minds or they're just shouting so loudly and continually as their attempt to make sure that no one else can...

The God of Science and the Science of God

Let me start by saying, as I have always said, I'm not an expert in anything... Nothing.

I haven't read this yet, but I will

Actually now I have read it, and maybe you should too...

Love on the cross, ain't no big surprise...

I don't understand anymore...everyone seems angry and simply looking for a reason to show it.

Shortening the leash in pursuit of freedom

Shortening the leash in pursuit of freedom...

by Roberto Esponja on Friday, January 20, 2012 at 1:34am ·

It's not right, and it's certainly not easy, but over the years I have found that if you will not fight to take what is yours, you can rest assured that someone else gladly will.

For almost every cruelty, injustice and civil violation inflicted, by man upon man, you don't usually have to look to hard to see that ultimately, greed is the driving force of the puppet masters.

Let's face it, across every culture and every generation, the exploitation of those persons that can least afford to resist it, has historically been shown to be the single most effective means by which the greatest percentage of the resources are secured by the smallest percentage of the people.

THINK :: ACT

The middle ground is eroding rapidly beneath our feet, and when it's finally gone, we will fall hard where we failed to stand firm.
d(-_-)b

The Feeling is Mutual

The Feeling is Mutual…

Just what if, we had to treat people in the cyber world like we treat people in the analog world?

I don't mean like flipping people off from the safety of our moving vehicles.

That would be more like all the passive aggressive comments and statuses we see all the time. So I guess in that sense we do.

OK, here's an example:

What  if Facebook, just like friend requests,  sent “unfriend” requests too? Just like friending, you could send your new “unfriend”  a message, and let them know why you have chosen said action.
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You are sending an unfriend request to: Person "B"

[ ] Personal

[ ] Not Personal

[x] Other

If "Other" please, explain:  Well, to be perfectly honest, we weren't that good of friends in real life, and I think if we're going to remain friends we should end this facebook thing.

[x] Personal Explanation 

(Click here to hide explanation on post.)

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Then they would have the opportunity to accept or decline...of course, since it's not a courtesy we often extend in our day to day relationships, you wouldn’t have to explain anything, you could just unfriend them.

They’d just be informed that you were doing so, instead of looking at the number of friends they have and noticing that the count went from 1,000 to 999, and thus their friend quota was not met.

Maybe they could even have the option to ask,”Why?“.
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Person "A" has decided to unfriend you. The Other option has been selected.


Explanation: Well, to be perfectly honest, we weren't that good of friends in real life, and I think if we're going to remain friends we should end this facebook thing.


Please select one of the following to respond:

[x] Mutually Agreed


[ ] Reluctantly Agreed


[ ] Agreed, with further explanation requested.


Response:   You're a jerk!

[ ] Personal Response 

(Click here to hide explanation on post.)
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I mean, since we’re apparently “friends” and all, that seems pretty fair, right?

Again, just like friending, Facebook could heighten the effect even more, by then posting on persons A & B’s walls,
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Person “A” has unfriended person “B”. 

This decision was: Mutually Agreed

Person "A" Explanation is:  Personal 

Person "B" Response is:  You're a jerk! 



Then person "C" could remark:





Person "C" says: That's probably a good thing. We were all sick of your angry banter back and forth cluttering up our walls and hijacking our posts..
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It certainly has is flaws, but it's just a what if.


Then again, maybe art is imitating life.
Maybe Facebook is just a reflection of real life, and that's why it allows us to slip away unnoticed, and without explanation.

So sad.

d(-_-)b

(Revised from original posting on July 2, 2010 )